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082	0		_a362.8292 MUR
100			_aMurphy, Clare _91780
245			_aWomen coping with psychological abuse : _bsurviving in the secret world of male partner power and control _cMurphy, Clare
246			_aA thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Waikato.
260			_c2002
300			_a170 p.
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500			_aThesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Masters of Social Sciences in Psychology. NZFVC Keywords: Research - original; Masters; Psychology; ANZSRC 2008 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified; Qualitative research; Supervisors: Jane Ritchie & Mike Hills
520			_aThis thesis examines the coping strategies Pakeha women use in response to being psychologically abused. The sample consisted of 12 Pakeha women who had left their male live-in partner no less than one year previously. From interviews with these women, the author uncovers women's experiences of the abuse and their versatile responses over time. Using a feminist-grounded theory analysis, findings clearly demonstrate the chief influences on the beliefs women held and consequently the choices they made. The four main influences include: their partner's 'power and control' tactics; gender socialisation; responses from family, friends, acquaintances and institutions; and popularly understood definitions of what constitutes and what causes domestic violence. The myth that leaving an abusive partner is the way to end abuse is discredited. Several theories show promise for aiding in the understanding of women's complex coping processes. These include feminist theory; French and Raven's theory of the five bases of power; face-saving entrapment theory; social construction theory; social identity theory; existential theory; relational theory; cognitive social learning theory; Belenky and colleague's theory of women's ways of knowing, learning and perceiving truth; intergenerational theory of violence; psychoanalytic theory and narrative theory. The discussion places emphasis on the finding that women lose a sense of themselves as a result of psychological abuse, but following a number of catalysts for change, they experience a new-found inner strength which generates a change in beliefs and strategies. In spite of social disapproval, minimal assistance from social institutions and ongoing separation abuse by their ex-partner, these changes reflect the value of self-care, a determination to pursue their potential and to shake free from the shackles of gender socialisation.--Author's abstract
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650	2	7	_2FVC _aABUSED WOMEN _925
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCULTURAL DIFFERENCES _9174
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	4	_aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9624
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856	4		_uhttps://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/Clare_Murphy.pdf
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS